{"product_id":"plato-and-the-virtue-of-linda-r-rabieh-9780801884696","title":"Plato and the Virtue of Courage","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the first Delba Winthrop Mansfield Award for Excellence in Political Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlato and the Virtue of Courage\u003c\/i\u003e canvasses contemporary discussions of courage and offers a new and controversial account of Plato's treatment of the concept. Linda R. Rabieh examines Plato's two main thematic discussions of courage, in the\u003ci\u003e Laches\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e, and discovers that the two dialogues together yield a coherent, unified treatment of courage that explores a variety of vexing questions: Can courage be separated from justice, so that one can act courageously while advancing an unjust cause? Can courage be legitimately called a virtue? What role does wisdom play in courage? What role does courage play in wisdom? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on Plato's presentation, Rabieh argues that a refined version of traditional heroic courage, notwithstanding certain excesses to which it is prone, is worth honoring and cultivating for several reasons. Chief among these is that, by facilitating the pursuit of wisdom, such courage can provide a crucial foundation for the courage most deserving of the name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda R. Rabieh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801884691\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801884696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.32w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2007 pg. 2","brand":"Linda R. Rabieh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48748343066879,"sku":"9780801884696","price":53.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plato-and-the-virtue-of-linda-r-rabieh-9780801884696","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}